New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
PEACE AMID A CITY'S ROAR
THE CALM AIR OF COLLEGE STUDIES
EHw BUT DINGs FOR TIE EPISCOPAL SEMINARY IN
CHELSEA.

EEw BUrrDINGS FOR TIE EPISCOPAL SEMINARY IN
OLD CHELSEA.
After the Ninth Avenue Elevated Railroad train
swings around the curve where half century ago.
Fort GanscvoOrt stood, lingering relic Of the Rcvo
luton, II touches at the FOuItccnthst station and
then dashes along through what was once the village
Of Chelsea, and is in the heart Of the city Bust
ness men downtown who live in Harlem walk half
dozen blocks to get the Ninth-avc trains which
the fastest on the elevated lines. As they shoot along
through Chelsea fccing glimpse is caught OF foliage
and lawns which made this suburb two generations
He" one of the most attractive about New York.
Around this green spot houses piled thickly.
ahe adjoining streets quiet and The homes IN them
AttraciNe. But beyond them this Influence Ia lost,
and few blocks away one finds cbeaply constructed
mats and nckctty old tenement-houses OF brick and
frame, throngrd with famlli, from the cellar TO the
roof
This little green reserve in Chelsea would long ago
have been piled with brick and rubbish, like the rest
of the nc gibofhool but for the fact that 1t was set
Atile for a special purpose cary in the century.
Groups Of young men in mortar board
hats and long Xix gowns may be seen
al almost any hOur of the day moving
l'Ong hy the walks of the enclosure which retains
thc between Twentieth AMI Twenty first SITS.
OF Chelsea Square. on the south side of The square.
tciwccn Ninth and Tenth ayes, two Old, gray
stone buildings, that might be fortresscs or ais.
stan lag short distance al art If they were built
there 10 keep guard the last open space OF the
native soil in This part Of the city.
CHANGE IN OLD CHELSEA sQUAar.
Within few years marked change has taken
pacc in the square itself and before long the single
glimpse Of the lawns will be cut from the view Of the
md-ar trains, and those who wish sight OF Chelsea
II Will have to leave the station at twenty
third-st. and walk down TO the square. The lawns
and the not TO be destroyed but they arc ~
be preserved Along the northern side Of the square
In Tve s-st Of
mp They have no entrance that street but form
a solid wall of brick and stone.
On tho Ninth ave. front another of brick is
nearly finished and when completed II Will cut on
tho view from the railroad. This front Is decorated
with bays and stone trimmings lofty porch in the
rente Is surnounted by statue. This porch VIII Do
the porcrs lodge and the main entrance to the square
The buildings have a quaint, English look, and taken
with the groups of young men In mortar
board hats and gowns suggest some English school
university.
This is the effect intended and tho style OF the
planting slate roofs. the frequent sharp angles oi 'he
gables and the prominent chimneys, are an attempt
fScproduce FOR the General Theological seminary OF
the Episcopal Church in the United states the Coleg
ATE Gothic which prevails in the college buildings %
Oxford and Cambridge. When the bulIolheS "'o al
finished three sides of the square VIII be smut IN W
these structures, but the Twentieh-st side VIII oe
left ooen. aCoidng a warm southern exposure winch
Will keep the lawns green nHu 'Ho 'iNN' ''''''''
interior Will then be park for the Students So smut
out from tho streets around that even the ra'ue "
the elevated trains will seem distant
EooM FOR TWO HUNDRED YOUNG PREACHERS.
Tn. seminary will afford for moro than zoo
students who preparing for the Episcopal nn"'e"'
Among the buildings are dormtoHes ana In the cenuo
f. the chanel for which Mrs Hoffman, mother VI tie
pre- sent Dean, has given 100000 "a memorial %
tcr husband There are now more than 100 students
I'm attendance here and fully one third OF the cand
dates for Episcopal orders in the United e'a'es nave
passed through the seminary. II is the representative
theological institution of the United statcs ior 'he
Episcopal Church, ard all the uloce>cs oi "'o ''
contribute 10 its support.
shortly after the seminary was established in 1871
Clement G Moor OF New-Yoik. gave 1t sixty lots on
the IIu son In Che Some years la'er inc s'o"o
buildings were erected overlooking the HUDSON h'ef
AMI the neighboring fields. On part OF tie 'a"'
below Tcnth-ave the seminary has recently DUN
row Of dwelling houses whose rental contributes u
its revenue and the value Of its LAM alone 1t Is now
estimated. exceeds million of dollars FOR siNN
years The Institution struggled along without making
much progress. Tho city was growing afouhd IL "''
its property d)lDang every few years In vaue Out ''
contributions for support during that entire ptro'
mad, a total Of less Than $24O,VO In l0'' pca"
HOFFMAN became it, head AMI since then the pans
FIR IA, lew bun ngs have en- developed, an S'l"'o'o
have been crycn TO the seminary. The Office OF the
Dean was endowed by Mrs. Hoffman with Tl'o'ooo
I'D ,ba income IL accommodating for the benefit Of the
,,minary The trust funs amount to s'oO'ooo
snEREED. PINTArD AND pEHoN HALL
shered Han was the first Of the new group OF
buidlnes erected I'm the War on twenty -hTs'->'' J"
1888 by private subscriptions at cost OF S'I'oo''
II I. named in memory Of Jacob Shcrred one OF inc
first TO all the seminary. The structure j. = oy ."
feet and has six lecture rooms, with private roo"
attached to for tic Use OF the PROFESSORS tach 'co
arc room, accommodate. seventyfvc students The IN
prfc-
nc fire. aces are open and the ventilation Is PERFECT
In the basement which is Gre-pOof, IS the heating
,nnarans for the library chapel and other buildings.
Iintard Han, named for John lintad OF New-AoIh'
IS a foug-stOV dDrmitOry adjoining Shcrred nan "n
the cast. u has rooms for sixteen studehIS "h'oD
ere all largo and well ventilated, with bathrooms
ATTACHED. The cost Of this building was slo'ooo'
which j. the estimate for other dOrmitor1cs Demon
Hall adjoining II is a duplicate Of Phtaiu' ana >
named for Bishop Dehon, Of South Carolina WHO sc
curcd the cs establishment OF the seminary III l0l''
The library bull ing Is thoroughly hieproof anu cos'
$4,000. IL occupies the corner OF twenty nfH-'''
end Ninth-ave and is 20 by "a feet with wing ~
bv I3 feet In tlr, basement temporary gymnasium
and ON the first acor is large reading room Above
these is the spacious library room with hIeh' opch'
,imbeItsi ceiling The walls are hung Win poIua''
of former proe, and benefactors Of the seminary
The Deanery, which Is TO be ready TINS WINTER IS
handsome rc.eence at Twentleth-st. and Ninth ave-
IL commands hho VIZ" y"
terror Of the square lhe upper iN''''
can nc used for stulents. The Ninth-avc front
between tho Ecancry and tho library, Will nave re-
carlton rooms It's third story has rooms Tor post
graduates fellows and students. IL VIII DO known
as Jarvis Hall, in honor Of George y. JARVIS Vi
Drookiyn who gave 100000 for the building Inc
cost of this struc IRE Will be $1,000 Work Is In
progrss on IT and 1t will be completed as the FUNDS
arc secured.
THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL OF THE GOOD s"hP"Ehp
Tho chanel Will be Of brick and stone 40 by lio.
and 60 feet In height tower l4o ieet heh VIII